CAFA 2017 Nominees: The Full List of Canada’s Brightest Stars

Last night at the Thompson Landry Gallery in Toronto’s Distillery District, the nominees for the 2017 Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA) were announced to a group of fashion followers and industry insiders. We were thrilled to join in the celebration of Canada’s best and brightest stars. All 14 awards will be presented at the 4th annual CAFA gala on April 7th at the swish Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The list includes many names that have graced the pages of FASHION including Cailli and Sam Beckerman (up for Digital Influencer of the Year Award) who were recently featured in our February issue.

See the full list of nominees below and stay tuned to see who takes home all the awards on April 7th. Womenswear Designer of the Year Award Beaufille Lucian Matis Sid Neigum Smythe

Menswear Designer of the Year Award Bustle Christopher Bates Feral

Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Fashion House of Nonie Malorie Urbanovitch Maram Matthew Gallagher

Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent, Accessories  Daniel Christian Tang Garema Jon De Porter Poppy Barley

Accessory Designer of the Year Award Dean Davidson Jenny Bird Sully Wong

Joe Fresh Fashion Innovation Award Salesfloor Dash Hudson OMsignal

Simons Fashion Design Student Award Adrian Zhao Alex Armata Curtis Oland Xiaoyi Li

Image Maker of the Year Award Caitlin Cronenberg Max Abadian Owen Bruce

International Canadian Designer of the Year Award Erdem Tanya Taylor Vejas Kruszewski

Stylist of the Year Award Cary Tauben Elizabeth Cabral Juliana Schiavinatto

Model of the Year Award Crista Cober Meghan Collison Pamela Bernier Paolo Roldan

Sephora Fresh Face of the Year Award  Ariel Himbeault Elizabeth Davison Emm Arruda Sophie Touchet

Fashion Impact Award  Christopher Paunil David Dixon Far and Wide Collective Wear Your Label

Digital Fashion Influencer of the Year Award Alexander Liang Ania Boniecka for Ania B Caillianne and Samantha Beckerman for Beckerman Blog